. . . But first, here are a couple of pictures of Ettore Schmitz (A.K.A. Italo Svevo) an Italian businessman/author and friend James Joyces' in Trieste, who he used somewhat as a model for his character Leopold Bloom. That's how I always picture Bloom to look.
. . . And here's a mesostic of the 4th episode (Calypso) of Ulysses w/ an index spine from a phrase in the 15th episode (Circe).
. . . And all of this Ulyssesmeshness is in celebration of my having just read it again completely (not an hour ago).
li | Ked |
g | Iblet |
stuffe | D |
mutto | N |
gav | E |
faintl | Y |
m | Oved |
break | Fast |
But | |
gent | Le |
m | Orning |
c | Oals |
Mr | |
Prr. | |
sc | Ratch |
he | Ad. |
curiousl | Y, |
Form. | |
t | O |
he | R |
b | Utton |
fla | Shing |
mil | K |
sa | Id.-- |
un | Derstand |
tha | N |
w | E |
mockingl | Y. |
Of | |
Filled | |
warm | Bubbled |
mi | Lk |
On | |
sl | Owly |
ti | Mes |
cli | P |
afte | R. |
l | Ap. |
kidne | Y |
Fried | |
p | Ork |
sauce | R |
tong | Ues |
So | |
crea | Ky |
sta | Ircase |
pause | D |
somethi | Ng |
br | Ead |
softl | Y |
g | Oing |
break | Fast? a |
Brass | |
jing | Led. |
th | Ose |
fr | Om |
i' | M |
Proud | |
b | Rains |
m | Ake |
propert | Y |
o | Ffice |
sec | Ondhand |
pictu | Res. |
m | Utely: |
pla | Sto's |
quic | Kly |
Inside | |
hea | Dband. |
safe.o | N |
th | E |
da | Y |
cl | Othes |
Feel | |
Black | |
ref | Lects |
g | O |
Of | |
war | Mth. |
Prefers | |
yeste | Rday's |
lo | Aves |
You | |
Feel | |
y | Oung. |
ea | Rly |
s | Un, |
Steal | |
Keep | |
It | |
Day | |
tech | Nically. |
com | E |
cit | Y |
Old | |
Faces | |
By. | |
cross | Legged |
sm | Oking |
c | Oiled |
Might | |
Pillars: | |
sc | Roll |
A | |
sk | Y. |
From | |
d | Oorway. |
he | R |
lang | Uage. |
Strings | |
li | Ke |
It | |
rea | D: |
i | N |
th | E |
larr | Y |
O'rourke's. | |
Flabby | |
Bar | |
m'au | Ley's |
d | Own |
p | Osition. |
tra | Mline |
u | P |
ove | R |
c | Anvassing |
m | Y |
o | Ff |
t | O |
sc | Rewed |
Up. | |
what' | S |
o'rour | Ke? |
russ | Ians, |
they' | D |
o | Nly |
b | E |
sa | Y |
w | Ord: |
Funeral | |
a | Bout |
fresh | Ly |
thr | Ough |
d | Oorway:-- |
Mr | |
u | P |
Redheaded | |
And | |
the | Y |
Findlaters | |
Or | |
gene | Ral |
p | Uzzle |
cro | Ss |
Kelomen | |
Inishboffin. | |
halte | D |
stari | Ng |
th | E |
b | Y. |
uns | Olved: |
Fade. | |
Breathed | |
tranqui | Lly |
Of | |
c | Ooked |
ite | Ms |
sli | P |
he | R |
h | And? |
denn | Y's |
wi | Fe |
Oldish. | |
pai | R |
sa | Usages |
Snipped | |
li | Ke |
he | Ifer.he |
mo | Del |
ki | Nnereth |
th | E |
Young | |
th | Ose |
Fall | |
Breeders | |
Litter, | |
On | |
One, | |
pri | Me |
three | Pence |
fo | R |
c | Atch |
slowl | Y, |
First | |
m | Orning. |
hu | Rry |
Up, | |
Shines. | |
wea | K |
w | Ithin |
Duty | |
i | N |
Eccles | |
la | Y, |
int | O |
Fire | |
Better | |
wa | Lked |
d | Orset |
c | Ompany. |
i | Mmense |
Pay | |
ma | Rks |
And | |
the | Y |
o | F |
y | Ou |
cheape | R: |
yo | U |
Sending |
. . . And all of this Ulyssesmeshness is in celebration of my having just read it again completely (not an hour ago).
2 comments:
OK, this was fun. I'm suddenly self-conscious of my inability to finish Ulysses, though.
Oh, don't be, Ulysses is a real bitch to get through if you have any semblance of a life (I've been thru it beginning to end about 3 times??? I HAVE NO LIFE!).
This last time I made it thru w/ the book on CD, it was fun but also kind of lacking compared to my other experiences w/ the book. I enjoyed the role of the narrator in the book this time more than ever but I was also more aware of how absolutely nothing happens.
That mesostic though, is my favorite mesostic cut-up type thing I've ever done, you get so much more out of it being completely familiar w/ the text that you are manipulating.
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